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Engineering Plastics for Novel Automotive Applications 91A093

Not only have engineering thermoplastics secured an accepted
place in automotive manufacture, but also their penetration of
areas traditionally the sole domain of metals, is growing. One
group of materials in particular is driving this trend; that of
advanced thermoplastic composites. Used primarily in
non-appearance, semi-structural parts, thermoplastic composites are
opening the way for engineering polymers to be used in large
components such as tailgates, technical fascia's or front end
modules, side doors and bonnets, amongst many other novel
applications whose engineering criteria could previously be met
only by steel.

This paper will look at both the new opportunities for
engineering plastics in automotive applications and at the
materials capable of economically satisfying their demands

Author(s):
J. Wood

Affiliated:
GE Plastics

Event:
Materials Innovation and Their Applications in the Transportation Industry